Looking for Answers in ALL the Wrong Places

Between self help books and talk shows, these avenues have become popular sources for finding answers to problems in life. Internet sites like You Tube have a plethora of videos for almost everything that you need to do around the house. Instead of seeking the advice of godly counsel, elders, parents or guardians, most people are becoming self-sufficient formulating answers on their own.

How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, Psalm 13:2-3.

In the days of his youth, David spent the majority of his time as a shepherd. Watching over his families flock, David regularly stayed out in the fields overnight, guarding these sheep. There wasn’t a book on how to ward off bears or wolves. Rather, David was forced to trust in the Lord, relying on the Holy Spirit to guide this flock to green and safe pastures. Like in the passage above, David turned to prayer when he didn’t know what to do.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person, Colossians 4:6.

Unfortunately, I tend to get distracted, looking for answers to my problems in all the wrong places. Instead of finding comfort, joy and peace, I regularly experience disappointment. According to the apostle Paul, there is only one source who leads to peace, Philippians 4:6-7. However, Jesus told his disciples the only way to find life is lose it. Anyone not one hundred percent devoted to God has a tendency to go back to the ways of the world when hardship or suffering arises. Therefore, if you’re tired of uncertainty, start looking upward toward heaven instead of within .